Okay, I know this is getting tedious, but I have noticed some things.

According to this, the images are supposed to be .jpg, yet I've seen a lot of .png roaming about on the ebook. Is there a prefered format? I think .png is better suited for the web.


Also, any word on the switch to DocBooks? I know that was a goal that Tony had, just wondering if that is still the direction for the ebook?

 

For B&W .gif are much better. jpg is for pictures, as in photographs.

 

There's also a good chance .png wasn't widespread when this was written.

And what's DocBooks?

 

For B&W .gif are much better. jpg is for pictures, as in photographs.

.gifs it is!

 

And what's DocBooks?

It looks like Tony wrote SubML with the intention of switching to DocBooks when it went through their newest(then-2001) revision...

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/l_markup.html

 

It is one of the best feature that the material can be posted with the license.
I got that, but since the author retains copyright, he/she should be able to repost at his/her discretion, without regard to the DSL, right?
Thanks for such a good stuff.

This was my understanding. It seems the copyright holder licenses the content to be used under the DSL license, which allows others to use it also. The author, retaining the copyright, is free to repost and license the information under another license if desired, but cannot forbid the other license from using the content (without legal intervention). so people could use the information given under the DSL, but wouldn't under some other, restrictive, licensing.

I'm not a legal authority, so this could all be a mesh of misunderstandings. Take it with a grain of salt(take it for what it is worth).